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(CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson, CoinDesk TV)

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Commissioner: CFTC Needs More Dialogue With Market Participants to Modernize Regulation

"It’s important for us to know certain facts, information [and] data about the company acquiring a registered market participant” to avoid another FTX debacle, Kristin N. Johnson said on CoinDesk TV.

By Fran Velasquez

Jan 31, 2023 at 5:59 p.m. UTC

Jan 31, 2023

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LedgerX CEO on Acquisition by FTX.US in Bid for U.S. Crypto Derivatives

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FTX Cleared to Sell LedgerX, Japanese Units by Bankruptcy Judge

The collapsed exchange is looking to sell off its more separable and solvent assets as it seeks to repay creditors.

By Jack Schickler

Jan 13, 2023 at 6:38 a.m. UTC

Jan 13, 2023

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CDCROP: Sam Bankman-Fried (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Embattled Crypto Firm FTX Wants to Sell Its Functioning Units, Including LedgerX

FTX filed for bankruptcy protection last month, reporting it has more than $10 billion in liabilities.

By Nikhilesh De

Dec 16, 2022 at 12:45 a.m. UTC

Dec 16, 2022

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LedgerX to Make $175M Available for FTX Bankruptcy Proceedings: Bloomberg

The money could be transferred as early as Wednesday.

By Jamie Crawley

Nov 30, 2022 at 2:48 p.m. UTC

Nov 30, 2022

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CDCROP: Kristin N. Johnson Commissioner of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CoinDesk)

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CFTC Has ‘Boots on the Ground’ at FTX Subsidiary LedgerX

Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson said that the regulator is monitoring crypto clearinghouse LedgerX on a “daily if not hourly basis.”

By Lavender Au

Nov 17, 2022 at 5:09 p.m. UTC

Nov 17, 2022

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CDCROP: Rostin Behnam Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Suzanne Cordeiro/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Health of FTX’s US Derivatives Arm Owed to Oversight, Says CFTC Chief Behnam

The former LedgerX unit seems to be in good shape, Behnam said at a Chicago event, though its controversial application to directly clear customers’ derivatives trades was withdrawn.

By Nick Baker Jesse Hamilton

Nov 14, 2022 at 4:43 p.m. UTC

Nov 14, 2022

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